Malingering should be suspected if any of the following are present 1. A nonpsychotic, alternative rational motive for the crime 2. Suspect hallucinations or delusions (see Resnick & Knoll, 2007) 3. Current offense fits a pattern of prior criminal conduct 4. Absence of active or negative symptoms of psychosis during evaluation 5. Report of a sudden, irresistible impulse 6. Presence of a partner in the crime 7. "Double denial" of responsibility (disavowal of crime + attribution to psychosis) 8. Far-fetched story of psychosis to explain crime 9. Alleged intellectual deficit coupled with alleged psychosis